Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 57.8% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Athens, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$6.30
LYD30.660
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.20
LYD20.440
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$3.27
LYD15.890
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$23.05
LYD112.180
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,101.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.68
|
$6.30
LYD30.660
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
$22.66
LYD110.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.07
|
$230.97
LYD1,124.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.43
|
$137.80
LYD670.750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
$38.44
LYD187.110
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€455.96
|
$70.16
LYD341.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,132.550
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.79
|
$28.91
LYD140.730
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.25
LYD25.550
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
$39.42
LYD191.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
$34.22
LYD166.580
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
$54.78
LYD266.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.00
|
$65.56
LYD319.120
|
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